Tag: postal votes

Free and Fair Elections in Sarawak Jeopardised

Press statement: 13 April 2011 Free and Fair Elections in Sarawak Jeopardised BERSIH 2.0 would like to express serious concerns regarding several issues that jeopardise free and fair campaigning in the days leading up to the Sarawak state elections on 16 April 2011. 1. Distinction

Tighten postal voting rules, says MP

Malaysiakini Postal votes are easily open to manipulation, says opposition parliamentarian Anthony Loke, who wants the Election Commission (EC) to impose stricter regulations for these ballots. The Rasah MP from DAP said yesterday that since postal ballots could be taken out of the polling centres

EC to review postal voting system

By NG AI FERN (The Star) KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) will review the current postal voting system to minimise disputes in future elections. However, amendments to the related legislation has to be done before the changes can come into effect. The commission was apparently

The Sibu postal votes drama: Opposing views

Joseph Sipalan (Malaysiakini) DAP won the Sibu by-election, but conspiracy theorists claim that what transpired in the few hours before the final tally was announced could have changed the results. In the dying minutes of the final count, the DAP’s Wong Ho Leng was leading

Do away with postal ballots

Justgreat (Malaysiakini) I view the postal votes with concern since the Election Commission is acting without integrity and is subservient to BN/Umno. I support any move to do away with postal votes, which again proved to be a contentious point in any election. Worse, if

Sibu: Glaring flaws mar postal vote credibility

Malaysiakini Several glaring postal voting discrepancies detected yesterday at the Sibu by-election has again raised questions about the credibility of the postal voting process. DAP Youth chief Anthony Loke (centre in photo) today demanded explanations from the Election Commission (EC) on three separate issues detected

‘Advance voting’ needs to be defined, EC told

by Karen Arukesamy (The Sun) PETALING JAYA (Jan 25, 2010): The Election Commission (EC) has to define “advance voting” and how it is to be implemented in detail to ensure it is workable taking into serious consideration “integrity and transparency”, said an election watchdog. Malaysia

‘Advance voting’ needs to be defined, EC told

by Karen Arukesamy (The Sun) PETALING JAYA (Jan 25, 2010): The Election Commission (EC) has to define “advance voting” and how it is to be implemented in detail to ensure it is workable taking into serious consideration “integrity and transparency”, said an election watchdog. Malaysia

EC studying early voting system

An early voting system, also known as advance voting, that allows voters to cast their votes earlier, and a two-day cooling off period before polling, may be implemented in the country. Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the commission was